Latest news
UK to France Snow Train not running in 2010
Fri 03 July 09RailEurope are citing the current economic climate and unfavourable exchange rates for the cancellation of the service for the new season
Snow Park NZ opens tommorow
Fri 03 July 09A cold front moving across the region over the past few days has provided a timely deposit of fresh snow, and the opening of Snow Park completes the set for Lake Wanaka’s resorts
NZ Winter Games to host World Cup Halfpipe event
Mon 29 June 09As one of the final qualifiers leading up to the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, the event is expected to showcase what may be the strongest field of riders ever assembled for a non-Olympic halfpipe competition
Cardrona open for business
Mon 29 June 09Cardrona in New Zealand opened for the season on Frida with over a metre of snow on groomed trails and pristine snow conditions there were fresh tracks for many
Summer snowboard camps at Copper Mountain
Mon 29 June 09Woodward at Copper is the worlds first indoor/outdoor ski and snowboard camp. Campers develop their tricks in The Barn and progress them in Copper's campers only on-snow summer terrain park.
News from the TTR General Assembly 2009
Tue 23 June 09Over 80 representatives from different realms of the snowboard industry gathered together on May 29th and 30th, 2009 in Innsbruck, Austria for the TTR General Assembly 2009
Burton NZ Open 09 schedule announced
Thu 11 June 09The festivities will kick off on Monday, August 10 with a free opening party featuring Sunshine Soundsystem in Queenstown, NZ at the Skyline Gondola, followed by an after party at Rattlesnake Bar.
Snow Conditions Update
Thu 11 June 09France and Canada will re-open for summer skiing in the next few weeks taking the number of countries with ski areas open back in to double figures! However after last week’s new snow in Austria and Norway, no fresh snow has been reported in the northern hemisphere in the past seven days.
TTR down-under this season
Fri 05 June 09Thedbo Freeride Series, Burton New Zealand Open, Oakley Stylewars, Boost Mobile Sno Sho and yet more competitions to be announced in what could be an epic season in Australia and New Zealand
Perisher resort improvements for 2009
Fri 05 June 09AU$5.7 million spent on snowmaking equipment, 2 new groomers and a major refit of their visitor centre are the major changes ready for their new season
British Snow Tour Announces 2009 line-up
Wed 20 May 09
Over 130 British Championship medals are up for grabs along with prestigious TTR World Ranking points and a credit crunch-busting combined prize purse of over £20,000
NZ South Island ready for the best season ever
Wed 20 May 09Sam Lee of Snow Park NZ said they have the biggest base they'd ever seen at this time of year. Enough said.
Dan Wakeham announces retirement
Tue 19 May 09The first British male snowboarder to compete at the Winter Olympic Games, has announced his retirement from World Cup snowboarding
Mammoths spring pipe opens
Tue 19 May 09Located above McCoy Station at an elevation of 10,000 feet, the new halfpipe boasts 22-foot tall walls and measures 400+ feet in length
Current snow conditions update
Tue 19 May 09Less than 30 European resorts are still open for business this season and a handfull of N.American ones, and a lull between between the summer glaciers and the Southern Hemisphere resorts
Scottish snowboard instructor dies in avalanche
Fri 08 May 09Tragic news as Keith McIntosh, an instructor for McNab Snowsports, has died in an avalanche whilst on the UK snowboard test in Kaunertal in Austria on 5th May
The WSF World Rookie Champion is decided in Ischgl
Sun 19 April 09Roope Tonteri became the 2009 WSF World Rookie Champion at the 4Star Protest World Rookie Finals in Ischgl, Austria.
Burton Open 2009/10 dates announced
Thu 16 April 09The places are the same for the 2009/10 season, but the Australian open has now merged with the New Zealand open, and they've called it the um ... New Zealand Open
4* TTR Spring Battle in the Absolut Park
Sun 05 April 09The Absolut Park shaping crew led by Seppi Harml and Christoph Walchhofer have a reputation for being some of Europe’s finest park builders and they certainly lived up to the reputation
Slopestyle closes the Brits in Laax
Fri 03 April 09Surely the safest bet for any of the competitions in the Brits would be that Jenny Jones would win the slopestyle, and true to form she did. 15yr old Jamie Nicholls picked up the mens title with a super technical run.
Burton NZ Open to return to Cardrona
Thu 02 April 09The hosting torch has been passed from Snow Park back to Cardrona for this years event which is being held 11th-15th August
Day 3 is halfpipe day at the Brits in Laax
Thu 02 April 09Ben Kilner carried his excellent season form into yesterdays halfpipe with Dom Harington and Dan Wakeham filling the other 2 podium spots. In the ladies it was Lesley McKenna who proved she is still the women to beat. Check out the highlights here.
Nate Kern lands a 1260 to win Big Air at the Brits
Wed 01 April 092nd day of the BRITS 09 for the Quiksilver Big Air Championships yesterday and the standard of riding was immense. Nate Kern set a new BRITS record with a backside 1260 and Laura Berry stepped it up with a huge 360 to take the 2009 British Quiksilver Big Air Championship titles. Check out the highlights here!
Boarder-X at the Brits 09 in Laax
Tue 31 March 09Day 1 of the Brits, and would overwhelming favourites Zoe Gillings and James Foster take the top prize in the boarder cross?
Roxy Chicken Jam closes the ladies 09 TTR series
Tue 31 March 09Jana Mayen-Wetherby takes the slopestyle contest with Brit star Jenny Jones coming 2nd. Kelly Clark won the halfpipe and takes the overall TTR series title.
Other headlines
- The Aspen Red Bull Schnee Tag -30Mar09
- Climax to the Burton AM Tour 2009 -30Mar09
- Zoe Gillings 3rd in the FIS World Cup Finals -23Mar09
- More good news by the Brits at FIS World Cup Final -23Mar09
- Guldemond & Buaas win the US Open Slopestyle -23Mar09
- Watch US Open highlights -23Mar09
- Dust settles at the Nendaz freeride -18Mar09
- 2010 Olympic qualifying standards set -17Mar09
- 5 GB boarders qualify for FIS World Cup finals -17Mar09
- Go! Team and the latest on the Brits event in Laax -13Mar09
- Xavier de Le Rue takes the Freeride de Tignes -13Mar09
- Teams line up for the Jib Vid -13Mar09
- Mammoth Mountain to Release Unbound Team Video -13Mar09
- White wins the 5*Intelligent Design at Park City -8Mar09
- Yale Cousino takes the Riverjump in Livigno -8Mar09
- Snowside festival cancelled -5Mar09
- Zoe Gillings 5th in N.American World Cup -5Mar09
- Nissan Tram Face results -5Mar09
- Nendaz Freeride schedule announced -5Mar09
- Shaun White hoping to move up the TTR rankings -5Mar09
Event headlines
- Burton NZ Open 2009
- Winter Games NZ
- British Artificial Championships 2009
- British Big Air Indoor Championships 2009
- Freestyle.ch 2009, Zurich
- British Indoor Boardercross championships 09
- British Indoor Slopestyle Championships 09
- British Invitational Championships 09
- Burton European Open 2010
- Winter X-games 14
- 2010 Winter Olympics
- Burton Asian Open 2010
- Burton US Open 2010
- Snowbombing 2010

